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LessonSix 背景知识徐琳课文1 59张俊洋课文60 109高妍修辞孔令霞 Blackmail objectives TounderstandthewholetextTolearntheCharacteranalysisTocomprehendtheimpliedmeaning TheEndoftheStory Blackmail Atoneo clockThursdaymorning Ogilviedrovethecarnorth ButhewasseenleavingthehotelbyMcDermott Laterintheafternoon McDermottwitnessedthefuneralofthetwovictimsoftheaccident Hesuddenlyrealizedtherelationbetweenthesetwoeventsandcontactedpolice OgilviewascaughtinTennesseeandsentbacktoNewOrleans TheDukedecidedtogotothepolicetoconfesshiscrime tosurrenderhimself togivehimselfup Buthewashurledouttheelevatorduetothebreakdownofit Hehitthecementgroundanddiedinstantly ArthurHailey 1920 2004 BorninEngland BeganhiswritingcareerwhileanRAF BritishRoyalAirForce pilotduringtheSecondWorldWar BecameaCanadiancitizenaswellasBritish Hailey snovelshavebeenpublishedinthirty ninelanguages MostofhisbookshavebeenmadeintofilmsorTVseries Backgroundinformation BorninLupton Bedfordshire England HaileyservedintheRoyalAirForcefromthestartofWorldWarIIduring1939until1947 whenhewenttoliveinCanada Afterworkingatanumberofjobsandwritingpart time hebecameawriterfull timeduring1956 encouragedbythesuccessoftheCBCtelevisiondrama FlightintoDanger inprintasRunwayZeroEight FollowingthesuccessofHotelduring1965 hemovedtoCalifornia in1969 hemovedtotheBahamastoavoidCanadianandU S incometaxes whichwereclaiming90 ofhisincome Eachofhisnovelshasadifferentindustrialorcommercialsettingandincludes inadditiontodramatichumanconflict carefullyresearchedinformationaboutthewaythatparticularenvironmentandsystemfunctionsandhowtheseaffectsocietyanditsinhabitants CriticsoftendismissedHailey ssuccessastheresultofaformulaic potboiler styleinwhichhecausedanordinarycharactertobecomeinvolvedinacrisis thenincreasedthesuspensebyswitchingamongmultiplerelatedplotlines However hewassopopularwithreadersthathisbookswerealmostguaranteedtobecomebest sellers Hewouldspendaboutoneyearresearchingasubject 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